100 people killed on our roads so far this year

Sam Waide, chief Executive of the Road Safety Authority, said: 'As we reflect on this figure (of 100 deaths), it is imperative that we collectively double down on our efforts to reduce and ultimately eliminate road trauma.'

Road users have been urgently urged to double down on their efforts to drive safely as the death toll from crashes in 2024 already hit 100.

The grim milestone, which is 13 more than the total for the same period in 2023, was reached after a female driver in her 70s was killed in a crash involving her car and a truck on the N25 near Dungarvan, Co Waterford yesterday morning. The truck driver suffered non-life threatening injuries.